So I know it has been a while since we moved, but it has taken some time for everything to get settled here in Wyoming. Sheridan is a really pretty place. It isn't what you think of when you think about Wyoming (the long, boring, flat, windy, dry drive across I-80). It is about 25 miles from the Montana border and is along the Big Horn Mountain range. It is EXTREMELY cold here (8 degrees right now, supposed to be about -5 during the night).
We are really liking it and we are getting adjusted to the small town life. Sheridan has about 17,000 people. The biggest thing we miss (besides friends and family, of course) is decent restaurants. Sheridan has very little to offer as far as good food goes. I have had to turn to Pinterest and start cooking different things instead.
The thing we were most surprised about is how expensive housing is here! We saw one home that was older that had 3 bedrooms and was about 1200 square feet for $320,000! After looking at our options, we decided it was best to rent for the time being, which was easier said than done. Rentals in a town this size are not as readily available as they were in Utah, but we found this cozy little house and it has worked really well for us. It has a fun backyard (which for some reason I didn't take a picture of), with a cute doghouse and a really nice storage shed. You can also see the VA hospital from our house, which makes Shawn's commute less than 5 minutes.
My sister was asking for pictures of our house so here they are...
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| The front of our house from the street. |
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| Our front door with Shawn's Christmas gift from my sister. |
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| Living Room. I want to get a really nice rug in here to cover up the '70s brown carpet. |
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| Our living room from the other direction. |
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| Our dining room |
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Our kitchen. I am trying to get permission to paint in there. The light blue isn't my favorite.
Peyton's Room |
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| Peyton's Dresser. |
Shawn's mom found those bookends in her garage. They were a little chipped and at some point, someone tried painting them grey, but only painted parts of them. They were in pretty bad shape. Shawn and I cleaned them up and Shawn painted the football one while I painted the baseball one. They hold a collection of Sesame Street books that Shawn had when he was young.
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Peyton's bookshelf at his own height.
Made by his Aunt Stephanie. |
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| Peyton reading his books |
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Peyton's cute picture in his room.
Made by his Aunt Annie. |
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| Our bedroom with the quilt my mom made for us. |
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Bathroom/Laundry Room
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| Guest Room/Office |
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| Garage with the Nissan in there |
Some of the rooms we are still working on getting put together, but homes are always a work in progress.
